(90944) Pujol Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1997 by A. Klotz at Castres.
Michel Pujol (b. 1957) created an ethernet microcontroller designed for CCD cameras used by members of the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques. He is also a computer scientist who contributes to the AudeLA software.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pujol is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pujol is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 90944 |
| Provisional designation | 1997 UG3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.71 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| Inclination | 3.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.697 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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